00:22Dear Mother,
00:25I write to let you know that I will not be joining you at Pemberley just yet.
00:30As I am still very much needed in London.
00:33The Gardener's Governess has indeed returned, but we find ourselves quite overrun with social engagements.
00:42You will be excited to hear that I have been invited to one of Lady Winspear's weekly balls.
00:48I am very much looking forward to it.
00:53I miss you all.
00:54I miss you all.
00:58Yours?
01:00Marriott.
01:03The Gardener's Governess has returned from Norfolk, has she not?
01:06Yes.
01:07Yes, a week ago.
01:08Well then, the ball is perfectly timed for you to find a husband.
01:14A husband?
01:15Whatever else do you plan to do?
01:20Someone who was once a friend told me that a woman has two choices in life, marriage or misery.
01:27What do you think?
01:29Mary, it's not too late for marriage, if that's what you're asking me.
01:32And I do believe it's the better choice, but not the only one.
01:38Some marriages are miserable.
01:40I agree.
01:42I mean, I did once try to find a husband, but it was unsuccessful.
01:48My mother has always said, no one will marry a girl in spectacles.
01:52Mary, that is nonsense.
01:54What a terrible thing for your mother to say.
01:57What, you may not have had luck in the past, but this time it's different.
02:02This time, you have me.
02:05Under my tutelage, you will become the star of London society.
02:11It's all about confidence.
02:13A certain coolness.
02:15I think you care too much.
02:17Really?
02:18Hmm.
02:20Have you ever polished your skin?
02:28We put this in the pipkin, and the pipkin in the fire until the wax melts.
02:32Then we spread it on your face.
02:33You're going to look radiant, Mary.
02:36I'm going to smell like soup.
02:41What on earth?
02:53There.
02:54Thanks.
03:06Mary, you have stew on your face.
03:09I know.
03:20Oh, now we need to work on your walk.
03:23Step into the room, like you are Lady Winspear herself.
03:36Walk normally.
03:44I'm excited for you, Mary.
03:46New love is the most romantic thing.
03:49New love?
03:50Yes, the first throes.
03:52Oh, you must not take it for granted, because the feelings soon pass, and then everything becomes quite ordinary.
04:00It's almost impossible to remember how one felt at the beginning.
04:06Now walk.
04:07Shoulders back.
04:08Chin up.
04:09Chin down.
04:10Chin up a little.
04:12Don't look scared.
04:13Quite hard not to.
04:18Remember, you are only allowed two dancers with the same partner.
04:21Make eye contact fleetingly with the men you want to dance with, and avoid the eyes of those you do
04:26not.
04:27If a man asks you to dance, do not look too happy, nor too disappointed, depending on who he is.
04:33You must look nonchalant.
04:36Carefree.
04:42Mary, think back to those times in your childhood when you had not a care in the world.
04:53Hmm.
05:11Remember, Mary, the most important thing is to be yourself.
05:44Mary, think back to those times in your childhood when you had not a care in the world.
05:52It is.
05:52Do not fret.
05:53The night has only just begun.
05:58Good evening.
05:59Miss Baxter.
06:00Miss Bennet.
06:01Doesn't Miss Bennet look beautiful?
06:03Well, as do you, Anne.
06:09Well.
06:13Mr. Hayward, how would you like to dance with Miss Bennet?
06:17No, no, I didn't. It will show how eligible you are.
06:24I don't suppose you have much room for me on your card.
06:27But if there is, I would be very glad to dance with you.
06:30Oh, well, there might be.
06:33Let me just check.
06:37Yes, yes, we could dance.
06:41Thank you, Mr Hayward.
06:49Mr Hayward, how are you?
06:53Miss Bennet.
06:55I'm very well.
06:57How are you?
06:59Good morning.
07:13Sorry, sorry, sorry.
07:17I'm very well.
07:21Good morning.
08:23Miss Bennett.
08:30What a fine minuet.
08:35Oh, now you two, you must dance together.
08:39I'm going to go and...
08:41Oh, Mary, do you mind?
08:42I'm going to go and...
09:26it's you it is indeed william rider of course mr rider well it it is a pleasure to see you
09:34again so soon would you like to dance well perhaps later my feet are quiet
09:45let us sit and gather your strength
10:10i find these occasions really quite intolerable all these poor young ladies parading about
10:16bearing the weight of their parents expectations it's not the least romantic
10:21i think these occasions mean a great deal to many young women and for good reason
10:27none of them wants to fail but doesn't it seem to you miss bennett that
10:35most people give far too much weight to the idea of marriage because for some people that is that
10:41only means of survival in matters of men and women the only thing that should guide us is the heart
10:49do you really believe that to be true well
10:55i believe we should sweep away these tired old rules and follow our inclinations as we wish
11:04i think you will find mr rider that the liberty in such situations tends to be enjoyed by the man
11:11well the consequences are born quite literally in many cases by the woman
11:19perhaps you're right i know i am
11:30dance with me miss bennett
11:33come on
12:00it's supposed to be fun i think
12:04you are allowed to breathe while you dance miss bennett
12:07i am breathing
12:09i heard that you are a great reader of very serious books
12:15i'm reading wordsworth currently
12:18ah but what do you really enjoy reading miss bennett
12:22histories
12:24no i mean what's your secret indulgence
12:30but i really enjoyed reading
12:31as a child
12:34with a servant's pamphlet
12:37they detail the most grisly cries
12:41i knew there was a bold and curious side to you miss bennett
12:45i had to hide them from my mother
12:47i bet you did
12:54oh my gosh look at her
13:15it's the audience
13:20you tripped
13:21i did not trip
13:23it was a deliberate embellishment of the gavotte
13:27mary
13:27miss baxter
13:29i was just about to ask miss bennett to dance again
13:33oh uh
13:35thank you mr rider
13:36but i will sit this one out
13:37ah
13:38then allow me to fetch you both some ices ladies
13:44he might be handsome mary
13:46but beware
13:46he also fancies himself above all the rules that govern the rest of us
13:50he enjoys the privileges of his class
13:53as well as good looks
13:54i cannot say i took much notice of his looks
13:57mary
13:58i did not
13:59well he certainly noticed you
14:01it's kind of you to say but
14:03he doesn't think of me in that way
14:05and actually that makes us much more enjoyable
14:09we were just talking about mr rider
14:13yes
14:13will you rider
14:16ices
14:17oh thank you
14:18and the biggest one for miss mary bennett
14:21thank you
14:24hey we don't look so down hearted here you can have mine
14:27i wouldn't dream of taking yours
14:30mr hayward
14:31i seem to have found myself without a partner for the next dance
14:35i'm quite tired
14:42but i was supposed to dance
14:47not play with swords
14:48crunchy
14:50mr rider
14:52what on earth happened to you
14:54oh miss bingley
14:55well well
14:57miss bennett
14:58how good to see you again
15:00oh are you two ladies already acquainted
15:03oh i have known miss bennett for some years
15:06oh
15:07pianist
15:07singer
15:09raconteur
15:10my brother married her
15:12sister
15:13i heard you were a governess in london
15:16no i didn't think it had quite come to that
15:18i i'm no longer in that position
15:21so you are in london for a husband
15:25no
15:30miss bennett
15:31is a radical thinker
15:33is she now
15:34well
15:35it makes me all the more glad to be spending the foreseeable future here
15:39where i can be thoroughly enlightened by your thoughts
15:42miss bennett
15:44i'm holding a small supper this thursday
15:46you should join us
15:48why thank you mr rider
15:50you must sing
15:52that is i mean to say
15:54i may not be able to
15:55i very much look forward to you joining us
15:58on thursday
16:00come mr rider
16:28i may not be able to
16:31ow
16:37how did you find the ball last night
16:41most pleasant thank you
16:45young william rider called while you were asleep this morning mary
16:48he left this bundle of crime pamphlets as a peculiar gift
16:51is this really to your taste
16:53thank you
16:54oh and he confirmed our invitation to supper on thursday
16:56oh what fun
16:58jethro
17:00you could wear your red dress
17:03uh regarding something i fear
17:05i may not be able to attend
17:09you have not been yourself
17:10since i saw you talking to caroline bingley last night
17:17she seems to delight in being horrible to me
17:21i have no idea what i've done to provoke her
17:23did she not once fancy herself as marrying your sister's husband
17:27mr darcy
17:28she did yes
17:30perhaps she feels threatened by you
17:35caroline bingley is not threatened by me
17:39she's better than me
17:40i know that very well
17:44she's always beautifully dressed
17:46and she has extraordinary confidence
17:48she does not appear to lack confidence
17:51that is certain
17:52perhaps underneath that brittle exterior
17:55lies doubts and insecurities
17:57the same as everyone else
17:59and she treats you as though you're beneath her
18:01to make herself feel good
18:03it riles her to see you blossoming in london
18:07blossoming
18:09you've changed
18:10you smile more
18:12and you laugh
18:14well i've
18:16oh
18:17the thought that you're worth less than caroline
18:20really only exists in her mind
18:24we do not run and hide
18:27from the caroline bingley's of this world
18:32we stand our ground
18:35for there will always be one
18:54miss bennett
18:55how wonderful to see you
18:58um
19:02i very much like your
19:04um
19:06insects
19:07why thank you
19:09they were my late fathers
19:11he was a very great collector of all things
19:14strange or
19:16or unusual
19:17in that line
19:22you have an extensive
19:24book collection
19:25mr rider
19:26ah yes
19:27they are for show
19:30although
19:31groom's fairy tales proved a fine
19:36not as fine as those brilliant pamphlets you sent to me
19:39i want to hear about the strangers cases over dinner
19:44ah yes
19:45miss pennett
19:46inspired by you
19:48i have been reading some of those
19:50particular works
19:51myself
19:52and i found something
19:55made me think of you
19:56of me
19:58allow me to find it
19:59well of course
20:01miss bingley
20:03i am so glad you took my advice
20:05lady catherine de burr looks magnificent there
20:09i was just about to read something to miss bennett that made me think of her this morning
20:13it made you think of
20:15miss bennett
20:16yes
20:17exactly
20:17now
20:18where
20:19is it
20:20mr rider i wondered if it might be helpful for me to cast my eye across the dinner table
20:24before the guests sit
20:27uh
20:27very well
20:30please excuse us
20:33i have to say miss bennett
20:35how refreshing it is to see a young woman with the courage to defy the dictates of fashion
20:40when most of us are foolish enough to want to look as well as we possibly can
20:45you are an example to us all
21:04mr hayward we are here
21:07where are you mary
21:19are you all right
21:25you have outdone yourself
21:29have to fare
21:30have
21:58Mr. Hurst, have you ever read Catherine Macaulay's
22:01work? No. She's most insightful on democracy, if you're interested. No.
22:14What think you of James Hutton's theory that the Earth is perpetually being formed?
22:20I have no interest in geology. What do you like, Mr. Hurst?
22:26What? Horses. Horse racing. Oh. I know so little about horse racing. I would be honoured if
22:34you would teach me all you know. We won't have time for that. Well, let's just see how we
22:38get on. Right. Right. Four legs. Cannot vomit. Beautiful creatures. Beautiful. Almost
22:53too beautiful. More intelligent than anyone at this table. Perhaps if I was to construct
22:59a horse, then we'd know. I appreciate that. Right. I've done this before. I'm sure I can
23:03do it again. Fascinating. These are the front legs. Here. We call these the cloppers.
23:10Back legs. The clippers. Ah. Clip-clop. Right? You see what I'm saying? You do not want to
23:16stand behind a horse. You do not want to do. I just want to drop.
23:21What can a horse do? You tell me. Well, it can run, but it can also break your heart.
23:28I can see it. That is our horse. What shall we name it? Gerald. Gerald. Gerald. Let's enter
23:38him at York. Probably faster than the horse I bet on last night. Thank you. Thank you,
23:50sir. I shall never wager any significant amount of money without consulting you first.
24:02Miss Bennet. I was hoping to speak to you. Really? I couldn't let this evening pass without
24:10having the privilege of talking to you properly. It's a shame, then, that you chose to seat me
24:14so far from you at dinner. You met Lady Catherine once, did you not? I did. Only recently we were
24:26talking about your family, and she confessed herself astonished at the great difference between you and
24:31your sisters. She felt that you were not as handsome as Elizabeth, nor as provoking, not as beautiful
24:40as Jane or as willing as Kitty, and, well, who could measure up to Lydia's joie de vivre.
24:50It was very candid of her. She is known for her frankness. I sometimes wonder if frankness
24:56isn't just a poor excuse for unkindness. Tell me, Miss Bennet, do you intend to marry? Let's assume we all
25:08must marry in the end. Perhaps you might allow me to offer you a little advice. If you wish.
25:17It seems to me that a great deal of time is thrown away in pursuit of attachments that can never
25:25come
25:25to anything, such as Mr. Ryder. Do you mean to suggest that I'm pursuing Mr. Ryder?
25:35Or that he is pursuing me? For both are quite without foundation. And yet it seems you do all you
25:43can to
25:44please him. I cannot imagine why else he would speak of you as he does. What do you mean?
25:50Confine yourself to your proper sphere, Miss Bennet. Presumptions of this kind only lead to disappointment
25:56and humiliation, where matters of the heart are concerned.
26:05You seem to know a great deal about rejection. Is this a lesson you've learned from extensive study?
26:12Or do you perhaps owe it to experience of a more personal nature?
26:21Oh, Miss Bingley. Miss Bingley, welcome to the game.
26:34It was a very thorough lesson in horse racing. You had a dinner, Miss Bennet.
26:38Ah, it was, yes, most interesting.
26:44I wanted to say that...
26:47I wanted to ask, or that is to say, I had noticed at the ball that Mr. Ryder had occupied
26:53a great deal of your time. And he often acts without thinking, so...
26:58I'd be very glad to ask him to be more restrained if that is what you would like.
27:06I very much enjoy his company.
27:13I see.
27:14No, I...
27:14Of course, I...
27:15No, no, no.
27:15Forgive my intrusion.
27:16No, that is to say, I'm... I'm... I'm not...
27:19Who is drawn to him?
27:21...Bennet girl.
27:22The one you said was plain.
27:23Oh, the governess.
27:25She was the only one of the five not to marry. Can you imagine?
27:28She didn't look very plain to me. She was tolerable.
27:31And you can see Ryder's interest in her. If I were him, I'd snap her up before some other fellow...
27:37Excuse me.
27:38I believe Miss Bennet would like to sing for us.
27:42How lovely, Mary.
27:44Oh, I have no wish to do anything of the sort.
27:46Oh, come, Miss Bennet, you must sing.
27:48Sing.
27:50Sing.
27:51Sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing.
28:05Mary. Mary. We must get you to Pemberley immediately.
28:08We have received an urgent letter. Your mother's been taken gravely ill.
28:12Oh.
28:13Take your carriage and go.
28:14Now.
28:26Come on, Mary. You must hurry.
28:28Come, dear.
28:46Come on, Mary.
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